Who currently has the most valuable win in professional boxing?

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  1. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Fury over Wlad?
    Bivol over Canelo?
    Beterbiev over Gvozdyk?
    Crawford over Eroll Spence Jr.?
    Naoya Inoue's wins? ...?
     
  2. Hannibal Barca

    Hannibal Barca Active Member Full Member

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    Canelo over GGG 2
    Lopez over Lomachenko
    Crawford over Spence


    You could flip 2 and 3. I personally never rated Spence in the top 5 pound for pound, and his speech since his car crash tells me he's damaged goods. Conversely you could argue Loma was injured, but he seemed ok the second half of his fight with Lopez, so I'm giving Teo more credit.

    For the record, I scored GGG vs Canelo 2 and Loma vs Teo both draws.
     
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  3. Djokovic.GOAT

    Djokovic.GOAT Member banned Full Member

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    1) Usyk over Joshua
    2) Inoue over Fulton
    3) Usyk over Breidis
    4) Joshua over agressive motivated Klitschko
    5) Inoue over Donaire
    6) Crawford over Spence
    7) Beterbiev over Gvozdyk
    8) Bivol over Canelo
    9) Canelo over Kovalev
    10) Hrgovic over Zhang

    Bonus
    11) Lopez over Loma
    12) Loma over Haney :)))

    The Reason why I don't put into TOP 3 Bivol vs Canelo is that Bivol was just too big.
     
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  4. Maidanas Gun Tattoo

    Maidanas Gun Tattoo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bam stopped a guy many thought would outbox him.
     
  5. UKDweller

    UKDweller New Member banned Full Member

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    In heavyweight
    1) Usyk over Joshua
    2) Ruiz over Joshua
    3) Hrgovic over Zhang
    4) Zhang over Joyce
    5) Parker over Wilder

    Klitcko was old when fought Fury (refused rematch) and even older when fought Joshua (practicaly given the belt)
     
  6. themostoverrated

    themostoverrated Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk's two wins against Joshua are the most valuable when you look at it from different standpoints. Bivol beat Canelo when Alvarez was stepping up in weight class. With Usyk it was the opposite, he was the one climbing the ladder. It is easy to forget Joshua's five-year reign (interrupted briefly in 2019). He beat old Klitschko, Povetkin, Pulev, Martin, Ruiz Jr. and Parker among others, having already beaten Whyte prior to his title run. Not only did Usyk end AJ's reign as unified champ, he also convincingly beat Anthony in their rematch. Spence and Gvozdyk were in actuality nothing more than alphabet champs, Fury's win over Wlad (like AJ's) was against a fading old warrior. Inoue's wins were against weaker contenders and Donaire, another fading warrior.
     
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  7. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Crawford over Spence is pretty epic

    Beterbiev over Gvozdyk is also good because AB has maintained his momentum and brutality despite being nearly 40. If only he turned professional years earlier - we could have enjoyed this guy for much longer.

    Canelo has good wins on paper but there is always an asterisk next to them.
     
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  8. UKDweller

    UKDweller New Member banned Full Member

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    You forgot that Ruiz beat Joshua aswell, and rematch was barley won by Joshua because Ruiz got fame-drunk and fat.
    Also, approve for Usyk part:
    • We must not forget that Judges ended 12 round 10 seconds early because Joshua was that close to getting knocked out.
    • Rematch was utter Usyk dominance + Joshua mental breakdown
     
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  9. Djokovic.GOAT

    Djokovic.GOAT Member banned Full Member

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    Joshua beats any Ruiz version hided behind his jab. Cope.
     
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  10. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Probably Usyk beating Briedis
     
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  11. Fisty_Cuffs_21

    Fisty_Cuffs_21 Member banned Full Member

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    Beterbiev Vs Gvodzyk
    GGG Vs Canelo (IIwon IMO)
    Loma Vs Haney (Loma won)
    Leigh Woods Vs Lara/Conlan/Warrington (though Lara 2 fixed?)
    Chocolatito Vs Estrada (felt he won 2/3 fights)

    I wanna say Inoue but tbh he hasn't had a 50-50 challenge against a par boxer. Donaire was a wicked fight but I felt donaire was a little bit past his peak.
     
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  12. AngryBirds

    AngryBirds Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Crawfords win over Spence has very little weight, probably amongst the least of everyone mentioned here. He dominated a guy was already damaged and frankly just never that good to begin with even when he wasn't damaged.

    I would argue Bivol has the most valuable win due to the Canelo fight. No one other than Floyd had managed to dominate Canelo to that degree.
     
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  13. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    Zhang over Joyce (10-1 underdog)
    Bivol over Canelo (5-1 underdog)
    Usyk over AJ (3-1 underdog)
    Loma didn't get the decision against Haney, but the vast majority felt he won. (3-1 underdog)

    The most valuable wins are the ones they're not expected to win.
     
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  14. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Campbell Hatton vs Jamie Sampson
     
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